--- title: Title 43. Professions and Businesses collection: code id: code:title:43 canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/43 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/43.md date: 2025 status: active corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68 license: CC0-1.0 publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/42.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/44.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md heading: PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES section_count: 1410 chapter_count: 71 --- # Title 43. Professions and Businesses 1410 sections in 71 chapters. Each chapter's twin lists its sections. ## Chapter 1. General Provisions https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-1.md (41 sections; 43-1-1 to 43-1-36) ## Chapter 1A. Occupational Regulation Legislation Review https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-1A.md (9 sections; 43-1A-1 to 43-1A-9) ## Chapter 1B. Patient Self-referral https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-1B.md (8 sections; 43-1B-1 to 43-1B-8) ## Chapter 1C. Georgia Professional Regulation Reform https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-1C.md (3 sections; 43-1C-1 to 43-1C-3) ## Chapter 2. Audit of Regulatory Agencies https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-2.md (5 sections; 43-2-1 to 43-2-5) ## Chapter 3. Accountants https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-3.md (43 sections; 43-3-1 to 43-3-37) ## Chapter 4. Architects https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-4.md (28 sections; 43-4-1 to 43-4-37) - Article 1. General Provisions (20 sections; 43-4-1 to 43-4-19) - Article 2. Registered Interior Designers (8 sections; 43-4-30 to 43-4-37) ## Chapter 4A. Athlete Agents https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-4A.md (22 sections; 43-4A-1 to 43-4A-20) ## Chapter 4B. Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-4B.md (36 sections; 43-4B-1 to 43-4B-55) - Article 1. General Provisions (8 sections; 43-4B-1 to 43-4B-8) - Article 2. Licensing and Participatory Requirements (13 sections; 43-4B-10 to 43-4B-21) - Article 3. Ticket Brokers (9 sections; 43-4B-25 to 43-4B-32) - Article 4. Regulation of Martial Arts and Wrestling (6 sections; 43-4B-50 to 43-4B-55) ## Chapter 5. Athletic Trainers https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-5.md (15 sections; 43-5-1 to 43-5-15) ## Chapter 6. Auctioneers https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-6.md (35 sections; 43-6-1 to 43-6-26) ## Chapter 7. Barbers https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-7.md (1 sections; 43-7-1 to 43-7-1) ## Chapter 7A. Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-7A.md (11 sections; 43-7A-1 to 43-7A-11) ## Chapter 8. Operators of Billiard Rooms https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-8.md (3 sections; 43-8-1 to 43-8-3) ## Chapter 8A. Professional Boxing https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-8A.md (1 sections; 43-8A-1 to 43-8A-1) ## Chapter 8B. Cemeterians https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-8B.md (8 sections; 43-8B-1 to 43-8B-8) ## Chapter 9. Chiropractors https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-9.md (25 sections; 43-9-1 to 43-9-20) ## Chapter 10. Barbers and Cosmetologists https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-10.md (23 sections; 43-10-1 to 43-10-20) ## Chapter 10A. Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-10A.md (27 sections; 43-10A-1 to 43-10A-61) - Article 1. Licensing Provisions (23 sections; 43-10A-1 to 43-10A-23) - Article 2. Professional Counselors Licensure Compact (2 sections; 43-10A-50 to 43-10A-51) - Article 3. Social Work Licensure Compact (2 sections; 43-10A-60 to 43-10A-61) ## Chapter 11. Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-11.md (56 sections; 43-11-1 to 43-11-82) - Article 1. General Provisions (26 sections; 43-11-1 to 43-11-23) - Article 2. Licenses for the Practice of Dentistry (17 sections; 43-11-40 to 43-11-54) - Article 3. Dental Hygienists (10 sections; 43-11-70 to 43-11-76) - Article 4. Dental Assistants (3 sections; 43-11-80 to 43-11-82) ## Chapter 11A. Dietitians https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-11A.md (19 sections; 43-11A-1 to 43-11A-19) ## Chapter 12. Disabled Veterans and Blind Persons Engaging in Peddling, Operating Businesses, or Practicing Professions https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-12.md (9 sections; 43-12-1 to 43-12-9) ## Chapter 12A. Ignition Interlock Device Providers https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-12A.md (9 sections; 43-12A-1 to 43-12A-9) ## Chapter 13. Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-13.md (15 sections; 43-13-1 to 43-13-11) ## Chapter 14. Electrical Contractors, Plumbers, Conditioned Air Contractors, Low Voltage Contractors, and Utility Contractors https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-14.md (28 sections; 43-14-1 to 43-14-22) ## Chapter 15. Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-15.md (35 sections; 43-15-1 to 43-15-31) ## Chapter 16. Firearms Dealers https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-16.md (1 sections; 43-16-1 to 43-16-1) ## Chapter 17. Charitable Solicitations https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-17.md (26 sections; 43-17-1 to 43-17-23) ## Chapter 18. Funeral Directors and Establishments, Embalmers, and Crematories https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18.md (45 sections; 43-18-1 to 43-18-90) - Article 1. Funeral Directors and Establishments, Embalmers, and Crematories (44 sections; 43-18-1 to 43-18-80) - Part 1. General Provisions (10 sections; 43-18-1 to 43-18-10) - Part 2. State Board of Funeral Service (4 sections; 43-18-20 to 43-18-23) - Part 3. Licenses for Funeral Directors and Embalmers (18 sections; 43-18-40 to 43-18-56) - Part 4. Operation of Funeral Establishments and Crematories (12 sections; 43-18-70 to 43-18-80) - Article 2. Contracts for Preneed Funeral Services (1 sections; 43-18-90 to 43-18-90) ## Chapter 19. Geologists https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-19.md (28 sections; 43-19-1 to 43-19-28) ## Chapter 20. Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-20.md (21 sections; 43-20-1 to 43-20-21) ## Chapter 20A. Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-20A.md (21 sections; 43-20A-1 to 43-20A-21) ## Chapter 21. Operators of Hotels, Inns, and Roadhouses https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-21.md (35 sections; 43-21-1 to 43-21-62) - Article 1. Rights, Duties, and Liabilities of Innkeepers (18 sections; 43-21-1 to 43-21-16) - Article 2. Sanitary Regulations for Hotels and Inns (4 sections; 43-21-30 to 43-21-33) - Article 3. Roadhouses and Public Dance Halls (13 sections; 43-21-50 to 43-21-62) ## Chapter 21A. Industrial Hygiene, Health Physics, and Safety Profession Recognition and Title Protection https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-21A.md (10 sections; 43-21A-1 to 43-21A-10) ## Chapter 22. Junk Dealers https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-22.md (5 sections; 43-22-1 to 43-22-5) ## Chapter 22A. Lactation Consultant Practice https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-22A.md (13 sections; 43-22A-1 to 43-22A-13) ## Chapter 23. Landscape Architects https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-23.md (21 sections; 43-23-1 to 43-23-20) ## Chapter 24. Librarians https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-24.md (7 sections; 43-24-1 to 43-24-7) ## Chapter 24A. Massage Therapy Practice https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-24A.md (28 sections; 43-24A-1 to 43-24A-33) - Article 1. General Provisions (24 sections; 43-24A-1 to 43-24A-24) - Article 2. Local Regulation (4 sections; 43-24A-30 to 43-24A-33) ## Chapter 25. Operators of Motor Vehicle Racetracks https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-25.md (10 sections; 43-25-1 to 43-25-10) ## Chapter 25A. Music Therapy https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-25A.md (8 sections; 43-25A-1 to 43-25A-8) ## Chapter 26. Nurses https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-26.md (43 sections; 43-26-1 to 43-26-65) - Article 1. Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act (16 sections; 43-26-1 to 43-26-13) - Article 2. Licensed Practical Nurses (15 sections; 43-26-30 to 43-26-43) - Article 3. Mandatory Reporting Requirements for Nurses (6 sections; 43-26-50 to 43-26-55) - Article 4. Nurse Licensure Compact (2 sections; 43-26-60 to 43-26-61) - Article X. Effective Date, Withdrawal and Amendment (4 sections; 43-26-62 to 43-26-65) ## Chapter 27. Long-term Care Facility Administrators https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-27.md (12 sections; 43-27-1 to 43-27-12) ## Chapter 28. Occupational Therapists https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-28.md (19 sections; 43-28-1 to 43-28-21) - Article 1. Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice (17 sections; 43-28-1 to 43-28-17) - Article 2. Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact (2 sections; 43-28-20 to 43-28-21) ## Chapter 29. Dispensing Opticians https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-29.md (22 sections; 43-29-1 to 43-29-22) ## Chapter 30. Optometrists https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-30.md (17 sections; 43-30-1 to 43-30-15) ## Chapter 31. Pecan Dealers and Processors https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-31.md (1 sections; 43-31-1 to 43-31-1) ## Chapter 32. Peddlers and Itinerant Traders https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-32.md (1 sections; 43-32-1 to 43-32-1) ## Chapter 33. Physical Therapists https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-33.md (23 sections; 43-33-1 to 43-33-31) - Article 1. General Provisions (21 sections; 43-33-1 to 43-33-20) - Article 2. Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (2 sections; 43-33-30 to 43-33-31) ## Chapter 34. Physicians, Acupuncture, Physician Assistants, Cancer and Glaucoma Treatment, Respiratory Care, Clinical Perfusionists, and Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-34.md (157 sections; 43-34-1 to 43-34-316) - Article 1. Georgia Composite Medical Board (16 sections; 43-34-1 to 43-34-15) - Article 2. Medical Practice (34 sections; 43-34-20 to 43-34-48) - Article 3. Acupuncture (13 sections; 43-34-60 to 43-34-72) - Article 4. Physician Assistants (11 sections; 43-34-100 to 43-34-110) - Article 5. Use of Marijuana for Treatment of Cancer and Glaucoma (7 sections; 43-34-120 to 43-34-126) - Article 6. Respiratory Care (13 sections; 43-34-140 to 43-34-152) - Article 7. Clinical Perfusionists (11 sections; 43-34-170 to 43-34-180) - Article 8. Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice (14 sections; 43-34-190 to 43-34-203) - Article 9. Cosmetic Laser Services (15 sections; 43-34-240 to 43-34-253) - Article 10. Pain Management Clinic (11 sections; 43-34-280 to 43-34-290) - Article 11. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (5 sections; 43-34-300 to 43-34-304) - Article 12. Genetic Counseling (7 sections; 43-34-310 to 43-34-316) ## Chapter 34A. Patient Right to Know https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-34A.md (9 sections; 43-34A-1 to 43-34A-9) ## Chapter 35. Podiatry Practice https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-35.md (19 sections; 43-35-1 to 43-35-18) ## Chapter 36. Polygraph Examiners https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-36.md (1 sections; 43-36-1 to 43-36-1) ## Chapter 37. Dealers in Precious Metals and Gems https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-37.md (7 sections; 43-37-1 to 43-37-7) ## Chapter 38. Operators of Private Detective Businesses and Private Security Businesses https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-38.md (20 sections; 43-38-1 to 43-38-16) ## Chapter 39. Psychologists https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-39.md (22 sections; 43-39-1 to 43-39-22) - Article 1. General Provisions (20 sections; 43-39-1 to 43-39-20) - Article 2. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (2 sections; 43-39-21 to 43-39-22) ## Chapter 39A. Real Estate Appraisers https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-39A.md (32 sections; 43-39A-1 to 43-39A-26) ## Chapter 40. Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-40.md (37 sections; 43-40-1 to 43-40-31) ## Chapter 41. Residential and Commercial General Contractors https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41.md (18 sections; 43-41-1 to 43-41-18) ## Chapter 42. Registered Professional Sanitarians https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-42.md (1 sections; 43-42-1 to 43-42-1) ## Chapter 43. Scrap Metal Processors https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-43.md (5 sections; 43-43-1 to 43-43-5) ## Chapter 43A. Snow Skiing Safety https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-43A.md (8 sections; 43-43A-1 to 43-43A-8) ## Chapter 44. Speech-language Pathologists and Audiologists https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-44.md (19 sections; 43-44-1 to 43-44-31) - Article 1. State Speech-language Pathology and Audiology Licensing (17 sections; 43-44-1 to 43-44-17) - Article 2. Audiology and Speech-language Pathology Interstate Compact (2 sections; 43-44-30 to 43-44-31) ## Chapter 45. Persons Engaged in Structural Pest Control https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-45.md (26 sections; 43-45-1 to 43-45-25) ## Chapter 46. Transient Merchants https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-46.md (7 sections; 43-46-1 to 43-46-7) ## Chapter 46A. Trauma Scene Waste Management Practitioner https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-46A.md (10 sections; 43-46A-1 to 43-46A-10) ## Chapter 47. Used Motor Vehicle and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-47.md (25 sections; 43-47-1 to 43-47-22) ## Chapter 48. Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers, Dismantlers, and Rebuilders and Salvage Dealers https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-48.md (1 sections; 43-48-1 to 43-48-1) ## Chapter 49. Dealers in Used Watches https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-49.md (5 sections; 43-49-1 to 43-49-5) ## Chapter 50. Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-50.md (34 sections; 43-50-1 to 43-50-122) - Article 1. General Provisions (3 sections; 43-50-1 to 43-50-3) - Article 2. State Board of Veterinary Medicine (3 sections; 43-50-20 to 43-50-21.1) - Article 3. Licensing (16 sections; 43-50-30 to 43-50-56) - Part 1. Veterinarians (2 sections; 43-50-30 to 43-50-31) - Part 2. Licensing Generally (7 sections; 43-50-40 to 43-50-45) - Part 3. Veterinary Technicians (7 sections; 43-50-50 to 43-50-56) - Article 3A. Veterinary Assistants (5 sections; 43-50-60 to 43-50-64) - Article 4. Good Samaritan Treatment of Animals (1 sections; 43-50-80 to 43-50-80) - Article 5. Facilities and Equipment (2 sections; 43-50-90 to 43-50-91) - Article 6. Operation of Board (1 sections; 43-50-110 to 43-50-110) - Article 7. Telemedicine (3 sections; 43-50-120 to 43-50-122) ## Chapter 51. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-51.md (15 sections; 43-51-1 to 43-51-14)